89 percent of school districts fall below Scott’s ratio target

Note to mobile users: an interactive map is available for tablet and desktop readers.Use one of these devices to explore ratios by geographic location.The Scott administration has made a cutoff for staff to student ratios a centerpiece of his plan to contain education costs.
The governor’s target for teaching staff to students is a ratio of 1 to 5.75. The plan, which would go into effect in 2020 and lead to the elimination of about 1,000 positions for teachers and paraeducators over a per